38. Right leg steps up to left, left steps out into Left Front Stance facing B: Left Augment Block, kihap!

Paro: Left leg returns

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Joong-Gun

중근

Meaning: Joong-Gun is named after the patriot Ahn Joong-Gun who assassinated Hirobumi Ito, the first Japanese governor-general of Korea, known as the man who played the leading part in the Korea-Japan merger.

Junbi: B-Position

1. Left leg turns into a Left Back Stance facing B: Left Inside Ridge-Hand Block, kihap!

2. Left Front Snap Kick

3. Right leg steps forward into a Right Cat Stance: Upward Palm-Heel Block

4. Right leg turns into a Right Back Stance facing C: Right Inside Ridge-Hand Block

5. Right Front Snap Kick

6. Left leg steps forward into a Left Cat Stance: Upward Palm-Heel Block

7. Left leg turns into a Left Back Stance facing D: Double Knife-Hand Block

8. Left leg shifts into a Left Front Stance: Right Upward Elbow Strike

9. Right leg steps forward into a Right Back Stance: Double Knife-Hand Block

10. Right leg shifts into a Right Front Stance: Left Upward Elbow Strike

11. Left leg steps forward into a Left Front Stance: Double Up

12. Right leg steps forward into a Right Front Stance: Double Down, kihap!

13. Right leg steps slightly left, left turns into a Left Front Stance facing A: Right High X Block

14. Left leg turns into a Left Back Stance facing E: Left Back Fist

15. Left leg shifts into a Left Front Stance: Left Outside Wrist Pull

16. Right High Punch

17. Left leg steps up to right, right steps out into a Right Back Stance facing F: Right Back Fist

18. Right leg shifts into a Right Front Stance: Right Outside Wrist Pull

19. Left High Punch

20. Right leg steps up to left, left steps out into a Left Front Stance facing A: Left Augment Block

21. Taekwondo twist into a Left Back Stance: Left Middle Punch

22. Right Side-Thrust Kick into a

23. Right Front Stance: Right Augment Block

24. Taekwondo twist into a Right Back Stance: Right Middle Punch

25. Left Side-Thrust Kick into a

26. Left Back Stance: Guarding Block

27. Left leg shifts into a Left Front Stance: Left Pressing Block

28. Right leg steps forward into a Right Back Stance: Guarding Block

29. Right leg shifts into a Right Front Stance: Right Pressing Block

30. Left leg steps up to right into a Closed Stance facing C: Right Cross-Body Punch (sanchin)

31. Right leg steps into a Right Back Stance facing C: Staff Block

32. Right leg steps up to left, left steps out into a Left Back Stance facing B: Staff Block, kihap!

20. Left leg crosses in front of right, right steps out into a Right Forward Stance: Right Throat Spear (wing)

21. Left Forward Strike (wing) to the knee

22. Right Forward Strike (wing) to the Ribs

23. Left Forward Strike (wing) to the temple

24. About-face into a Left Forward Stance facing D: Left Throat Spear (wing)

25. Left leg shifts into a Left Cat Stance: Left Hooking Block

26. Left leg steps forward into a Left Forward Stance: Left Throat Spear (wing)

27. Shift into a Left Aft Stance: Box Block

28. Right leg steps forward into a Right Walking Stance: Right Figure-8 to the Left (continuing into)

29. Right Figure-8 to the Right (continuing into)

30. Right Figure-8 to the Left. Catch the bo with your left hand (continuing into)

31. Left leg steps forward into a Left Walking Stance: Left Figure-8 to the right (continuing into)

32. Left Figure-8 to the left (continuing into)

33. Left figure-8 to the right. Catch the bo with your right hand. Switch left hand to south-paw.

34. Right leg steps forward into a Right Forward Stance: Left Throat Spear (wing)

35. Release the left hand and step forward into a Left Forward Stance, chambering the bo behind your head. Left hand grabs the butt of the bo (forming a left orthodox position): Forward Strike (wing) to the Knee, kihap!

36. Slide the right hand into an orthodox position. Right leg rises into a Right Flamingo Stance facing E: Box Block

37. Slide the right hand into the middle of the bo. Release left hand. Right leg steps down into a Right Back Stance towards B: Execute "Flight of the Dragon - Part 1" continuing into...

Chung-Mu

Meaning: Chung Mu was the title given to the great Admiral Yi Soon-Sin of the Lee Dynasty. He was reputed to have invented the first armored battleship in 1592, which is thought to be the precursor to the present day submarine.

Junbi: Parallel Ready Stance

1. Left leg turns into a Left Back Stance facing B: Open-Hand Box Block, kihap!

2. Right leg steps forward into a Right Front Stance: Right Single Knife-Hand Strike (bring left back hand to forehead for balance)

3. Right leg turns into Right Back Stance facing C: Double Knife-Hand Block

4. Left leg steps forward into Left Front Stance: Left High Spear Hand Strike

5. Left leg turns into a Left Back Stance facing D: Double Knife-Hand Block

6. Right leg raises into a Right Flamingo Stance facing A: Guarding Block

7. Right Side Thrust Kick into

8. Left Back Stance facing D: Double Knife Hand Block

9. Right Flying Side Thrust Kick (kihap!) into a Right Back Stance: Double Knife-Hand Block

10. Left leg turns into a Left Back Stance facing E: Left Down Block

11. Left leg shifts into a Left Front Stance: Double Head Grab

12. Right Grabbing Forward Knee Strike, Kihap!

13. Right foot steps down next to left. Left turns (counterclockwise) into a Left Front Stance facing F: Right Augmented Ridge Hand Strike

14. Right Roundhouse Kick (45° Right)

15. Left Back Kick (towards E) into

16. Right Back Stance facing E: Guarding Block

17. Left Roundhouse Kick (45° Left)

18. Left foot steps down next to right, right steps out into a Right Fixed Stance: Staff Block

19. Jump and spin 360° counterclockwise into a Right Back Stance: Double Knife Hand Block, kihap!

20. Left leg steps forward into a Left Front Stance: Right Low Inverted Spear Hand (left hammer fist comes to right shoulder)

21. Left leg shifts into a Left Back Stance: Right Rear Back Fist + Left Down Block

22. Right leg steps forward into a Right Front Stance: Right Augmented Spear Hand

23. Left leg turns into Left Front Stance facing B: Left Augment Block

24. Right leg steps forward into a Horse Stance on Line BA: Right Out-to-In Middle Block (towards F), then Right Back Fist (towards B)

25. Right Side Thrust Kick towards C

26. Left Side Thrust Kick towards C

27. Left leg steps down next to right, right steps out into Right Back Stance: Right Open Middle X-Block

Shūshi no Kon

周氏の棍

Meaning: Shushi is thought to be named for the Chinese martial artist and instructor to Sakugawa Kanga, the father of modern Karate and master of Okinawan Kobudo.

Junbi: From Closed Bowing Position, switch bo to Closed Ready Stance. Left hand drops to left side. Left foot steps out into Parallel Ready Stance. Shift to the left, bring right hand up to belt level. Left hand grips bo at forehead level.

1. Left foot steps back towards A into a Right Forward Stance: Right Forward Strike (wing), kihap!

2. Left foot steps forward into Parallel Horse Stance: Chamber on the Left Side.